Full name of country: Republic of Ireland
Region: Europe
Nationality: Irishman(men), Irishwoman(women), Irish (collective plural) (noun), Irish (adjective)
Official language: English, Irish (Gaelic)
Population: 5,275,004 (2022 est.)
Population growth: .94% (2022 est.)
Currency (money): Euro
Land area: 68,883 sq km (26,596 sq miles)
Water area: 1,390 sq km (537 sq miles)
Time zone: UTC +0
Capital: Dublin
Flag: The Irish flag is a tricolored flag with equal-sized vertical stripes of green, white, and orange. The green in the flag is thought to symbolize the older Roman Catholic population that inhabited the island prior to the invasion of William of Orange, who firmly established the Anglo-Irish population, largely Protestant (and represented by the color orange), following the Battle of the Boyne in 1690. The white stripe between the green and orange stands for the peace between the two religious populations within the Republic.
Independence: December 6, 1921 (from the UK by treaty)
Government type: republic, parliamentary democracy
Suffrage: 18 years of age; universal
Legal system: common law system based on the English model but substantially modified by customary law; judicial review of legislative acts in Supreme Court
National anthem: "Amhran na bhFiann" (The Soldier's Song), by Peadar Kearney [English], Liam O Rinn [Irish]/Patrick Heeney And Peadar Kearney
National holiday: Saint Patrick's Day, March 17
People and Culture
Population: Though most of Ireland's people live in urban areas, a large percentage (35.8 percent) still lived in rural settings in 2022. The people of Ireland are predominantly White Europeans; Irish make up the biggest ethnic group, at 82.2 percent as of 2016. The country also has a sizable population of Irish Travelers, an Indigenous nomadic people who comprised.7 percent of the Irish population in 2016. Immigration, primarily in the twenty-first century, has led to small but significant communities of other Europeans, including Polish and Lithuanians, and southeast Asians, including Indians and Bangladeshis.
Both Irish and English are considered official languages. English is most frequently used in daily life, and is spoken with an accent (often called a "brogue"). Irish is spoken by around 40 percent of the population; it is taught in schools and used in governmental affairs. The Irish language is a dialect of ancient Gaelic, which was the language of the native Celtic people. Many of Ireland's popular sayings are written in Irish, such as "Cead mile failte," which translates into English as, "One hundred-thousand welcomes," and "Erin go bragh," which means "Ireland forever."
Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion in Ireland. About 78.3 percent of all residents of Ireland are Catholic, while many of the remaining people of faith are Protestant, belonging to the Church of Ireland. Muslims account for about 1.3 percent of the population (2016 est.), while 9.8 percent of residents do not have religious beliefs (2016 estimates). Citizens of Ireland are granted freedom of religious belief and practice.
The republic is divided into twenty-eight counties of varying sizes and three cities. The most heavily populated counties are County Dublin, County Cork, and County Galway. The population is generally clustered in the counties along the south, west, and east coasts, while the central and northern counties tend to be more rural.
Indigenous People: Some of the earliest settlers of Ireland were the Celts, who came to the island around the year 400 BCE. There are several other peoples from which the modern population of Ireland has descended. These include the Vikings, the Normans, and the british
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